Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-lós

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Suffix

*(Ø)-lós

1. Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Inflection

Thematic
	singular
nominative	*(Ø)-lós
genitive	*(Ø)-lósyo
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*(Ø)-lós	*(Ø)-lóh₁	*(Ø)-lóes
vocative	*(Ø)-lé	*(Ø)-lóh₁	*(Ø)-lóes
accusative	*(Ø)-lóm	*(Ø)-lóh₁	*(Ø)-lóms
genitive	*(Ø)-lósyo	*?	*(Ø)-lóHom
ablative	*(Ø)-léad	*?	*(Ø)-lómos
dative	*(Ø)-lóey	*?	*(Ø)-lómos
locative	*(Ø)-léy, *(Ø)-lóy	*?	*(Ø)-lóysu
instrumental	*(Ø)-lóh₁	*?	*(Ø)-lṓys

Derived terms

Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-lós

• *-e-lós
  • Proto-Celtic: *-elos
  • Proto-Germanic: *-ilaz (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *-elós
    • Ancient Greek: -ηλος (-ēlos), -ήλας (-ḗlas)
  • Proto-Italic: *-elos
    • Faliscan: -𐌄𐌋𐌏𐌔 (-elos)
    • Latin: -ulus (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted
  • Proto-Iranian: *-urah (“diminutive suffix”) (possibly)
    • Kurdish:

      Central Kurdish: ـوول (-ûl)

      Northern Kurdish: -ûl

    • Classical Persian: ـوله (-ûla) (>*-urahakah)

      Iranian Persian: ـوله (ûle)

  • Proto-Slavic: *-lъ, *-ъlъ, *-ьlъ, *-ělъ
  • Proto-Albanian:
    • Albanian: -ull